Recaps

The Ancestral Dragon personally welcomed Lu Yuan to the Eastern Sea after learning of his arrival and invited him to stay. They met in the open sea, where the Ancestral Dragon asked Ao Xuan to recount how Lu Yuan cleared the Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River.

• Ao Xuan sensed the Ancestral Dragon's presence and told Lu Yuan that the patriarch knew he was there.
• The Ancestral Dragon rose from the sea, examined Lu Yuan, and welcomed him to the Eastern Sea.
• Lu Yuan accepted the Ancestral Dragon's invitation to stay and learn about the Eastern Sea's cultivation resources.
• The Ancestral Dragon led Lu Yuan to an open stretch of sea and formed a vast cloud platform for Ao Xuan and the Dragon Clan elders.
• The Ancestral Dragon asked Ao Xuan to explain in detail how Lu Yuan cleared the Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River.

Ao Xuan explained how Lu Yuan cleared baleful Sha from the Azure Mystic River, prompting the Ancestral Dragon to recognize his value and propose cooperation. Lu Yuan declined to settle in the Eastern Sea, but agreed to discuss an exchange of resources and spar with the Ancestral Dragon.

• Ao Xuan reported that Lu Yuan devoured baleful Sha and cleared Sha Crystals from the Azure Mystic River without harming its Water Spirit Vein.
• The Ancestral Dragon and his elders recognized Lu Yuan’s ability to restore polluted waterways as valuable to the Dragon Clan.
• The Ancestral Dragon invited Lu Yuan to stay in the Eastern Sea, but Lu Yuan said he preferred to travel and cultivate freely.
• The Ancestral Dragon accepted Lu Yuan’s preference for cooperation without joining the Dragon Clan’s governing structure.
• The Ancestral Dragon proposed a spar in the open sea, and Lu Yuan agreed.

The Ancestral Dragon led Lu Yuan to a remote stretch of the Eastern Sea for a spar, and the surrounding aquatic beings withdrew to safety. After they agreed to test their bodies and Principles without using lethal attacks, the Ancestral Dragon summoned a colossal blue-gold tidal surge to strike Lu Yuan, leaving the outcome unknown.

• The Ancestral Dragon chose a remote stretch of the Eastern Sea where Lu Yuan and he could spar without endangering nearby settlements.
• Ao Xuan ordered nearby aquatic beings to withdraw, and Ao Lan led the sea patrol to clear the surrounding waters.
• Lu Yuan secured the Fiendgod flesh in his mouth and reinforced the light screen protecting the creatures on his back.
• The Ancestral Dragon and Lu Yuan agreed to test their bodies and Principles, stop short of lethal attacks, and begin once Lu Yuan was ready.
• The Ancestral Dragon drew on the Eastern Sea's tides and sent a vast blue-gold surge crashing toward Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan tested his physical strength against the Ancestral Dragon’s Water Principle in a series of tidal attacks, breaking through one immense wave with a sweep of his tail before being slowed by surrounding currents. Impressed by Lu Yuan’s strength, the Ancestral Dragon agreed that a voluntary partnership suited the Dragon Clan and offered to receive him as a Dragon Court Guest.

• The Ancestral Dragon struck Lu Yuan with a first tide, which Lu Yuan withstood without moving, then followed with a heavier second tide that pushed him back slightly.
• The Ancestral Dragon pressed Lu Yuan with a third tide, and Lu Yuan turned with the current and swept his tail through the wave, forcing a breach and advancing through it.
• The Ancestral Dragon used whirlpools and shifting currents to restrict Lu Yuan, who sucked away some Water Spirit essence Qi and regained room to move before a concentrated surge pushed him back.
• The Ancestral Dragon ended the sparring match, and Lu Yuan acknowledged that the Water Principle had made swimming difficult.
• The Ancestral Dragon praised Lu Yuan’s physical strength and offered to receive him as a Dragon Court Guest whenever he visited the Eastern Sea.

After sparring with the Ancestral Dragon, Lu Yuan accepted the title of Dragon Court Guest and agreed to cooperate with the Dragon Clan in exchange for resources. Ao Xuan led him toward a branch of profound water where he could absorb primordial profound water essence, while the Ancestral Dragon wondered whether it would help Lu Yuan refine his chaos origin.

• Lu Yuan and the Ancestral Dragon ended their spar, and both recognized Lu Yuan’s strength and adaptability.
• The Ancestral Dragon offered Lu Yuan the title of Dragon Court Guest, and Lu Yuan accepted.
• The Ancestral Dragon arranged for Ao Xuan to coordinate resource exchanges with Lu Yuan and instructed Ao Lan to guard the restored Azure Mystic River.
• Ao Xuan discussed obtaining primordial profound water essence from the Eastern Sea’s sea eyes, and Lu Yuan agreed to absorb some naturally flowing essence.
• Ao Xuan led Lu Yuan toward a stable profound water branch as the Ancestral Dragon sensed that the essence might help Lu Yuan refine his unsettled chaos origin.

Lu Yuan absorbed primordial profound water essence from a Dragon Clan-controlled vein, soothing the Chaos Origin in his body and growing beyond 107,000 li. His back began producing spirit rain that nourished its forests and waters, and the chapter ended as Ancestral Dragon approached.

• Ao Xuan brought Lu Yuan to a Profound Water Branch Vein and opened an outlet, releasing a river of primordial profound water essence.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the mystic water essence, easing the heat from the Chaos Origin and accelerating his growth.
• The Dragon Clan elders and Ao Xuan watched in shock as Lu Yuan's body grew while he quietly absorbed the essence.
• Water Spirit Qi seeped from Lu Yuan's scales and formed spirit rain, nourishing the Little White Beasts, plants, streams, and lakes on his back.
• Ao Lan and Ao Xuan noticed that Lu Yuan's body was naturally gathering Water Spirit Qi to nourish the land on his back.
• Lu Yuan grew to more than 107,000 li, then sensed Ancestral Dragon approaching across the sea.

The Ancestral Dragon and Ao Xuan saw that Lu Yuan’s back had developed a living landscape of mountains, streams, forests, and spirit beasts, and discussed how it might grow with him. After agreeing that Lu Yuan could seek more Profound Water Essence from the Dragon Clan, they let him rest in the Eastern Sea, while a phoenix appeared beneath crimson Fire Clouds far to the southeast.

• The Ancestral Dragon examined the spirit rain, waterways, forests, and beasts on Lu Yuan’s back and marveled at the stable habitat they formed.
• Ao Lan asked whether Lu Yuan’s mountains and rivers would expand as he grew, and the Ancestral Dragon considered the possibility without proposing to settle Dragon Clan members there.
• Lu Yuan told the Ancestral Dragon that the small creatures had settled on his back while he slept in the Northern Land, and that he let them stay as long as he avoided danger.
• The Ancestral Dragon confirmed that Primordial Profound Water Essence suited Lu Yuan’s cultivation and offered to arrange more through Ao Xuan under their existing agreement.
• Lu Yuan stopped in the Sea of Clouds to digest his remaining Chaos Origin, while Ao Xuan and Ao Lan arranged for him to rest undisturbed.
• A brilliant phoenix flew through crimson Fire Clouds far to the southeast as the Eastern Sea returned to calm.

Feng Ling visited the Eastern Sea and saw the enormous Grand Void Sky Whale, Lu Yuan, for herself. After learning about his spar with the Ancestral Dragon, she sought an opportunity for the Phoenix Clan to meet him, while Lu Yuan noticed her Innate Lihuo as she approached.

• Feng Ling heard that Lu Yuan, a whale more than a hundred thousand li long, had come to the Eastern Sea Dragon Court and asked to meet him.
• Feng Ling flew toward Lu Yuan and was astonished by his immense body and the forests, streams, and spirit beasts living on his back.
• Ao Xuan and Ao Lan greeted Feng Ling, and Ao Xuan described how Lu Yuan had broken through part of the Ancestral Dragon's gathered tide during their spar.
• Feng Ling asked whether the Phoenix Clan could speak with Lu Yuan, and Ao Xuan agreed to bring her to him without disturbing his cultivation.
• Lu Yuan opened his eyes as Feng Ling approached, sensed her Innate Lihuo, and remarked on its appealing scent.

Feng Ling visited Lu Yuan and discovered that he could absorb the Phoenix Clan’s Innate Lihuo, which stirred the Chaos Origin in his body and helped him cultivate. She invited him to the Southern Heaven to use its fire veins, and Lu Yuan agreed to consider the trip after speaking with the Ancestral Dragon.

• Feng Ling met Lu Yuan above an Eastern Sea Profound Water vein and introduced herself as a member of the Southern Heaven's Phoenix Clan.
• Lu Yuan asked whether Phoenix Clan Li Fire could aid his cultivation, and Feng Ling offered him a small wisp of Innate Lihuo to test.
• Lu Yuan absorbed the flame and found that a small amount stimulated his flesh and blood and helped transform the remaining Chaos Origin, though too much could burn him.
• Feng Ling invited Lu Yuan to the Southern Heaven, where the Phoenix Clan's fire veins could provide stronger cultivation resources.
• Lu Yuan said he would first speak with the Ancestral Dragon and arrange matters in the Eastern Sea, while Ao Xuan sent a message to the Dragon Court.
• The Ancestral Dragon's ancient dragon might arrived from the distant Dragon Court after receiving Ao Xuan's message.

Lu Yuan left the Eastern Sea with Feng Ling to seek fire cultivation resources in the Southern Heaven, after agreeing to maintain his cooperation with the Dragon Clan. As they approached the Southern Heaven Fire Region, he protected the creatures and plants on his back from the rising heat and glimpsed an ancient volcano ahead.

• Lu Yuan told Ancestral Dragon he planned to travel south, and Ancestral Dragon agreed he could return to trade for Primordial Profound Water Essence and work with the Dragon Clan again.
• Ancestral Dragon warned Lu Yuan to protect the life on his back from the Southern Heaven's heat, and Feng Ling offered to guide him through milder areas first.
• Lu Yuan advised Ao Lan to maintain the Water-Dividing Restriction Patterns so Turbid Sha would not block the Azure Mystic River again, then bade farewell to the Dragon Clan.
• Lu Yuan departed the Eastern Sea behind Feng Ling and used a light screen and Water Spirit Qi to shield the Little White Beasts, Green Spirit Beasts, and plants on his back from the increasing warmth.
• Several days later, Lu Yuan and Feng Ling reached the crimson outskirts of the Southern Heaven Fire Region, where Lu Yuan sensed the heat of a distant ancient volcano.

Lu Yuan and Feng Ling entered Southern Heaven, where the Phoenix Clan patrol was startled by the Grand Void Sky Whale’s immense size. Lu Yuan stopped near a guarded volcano after sensing its rich innate Lihuo, and the elder within the mountain awakened.

• Lu Yuan regulated the heat around his back to protect the white beasts living there as he traveled through Southern Heaven’s increasingly hot outskirts.
• Phoenix Clan patrol members spotted Lu Yuan parting the fire clouds and prepared to raise an alarm until Feng Ling introduced him as her guest.
• The patrol recognized Lu Yuan as the beast who had taken the Chaos Demon God's flesh and blood from Shen Ni, then stood down the fire-vein Restraining Patterns.
• Lu Yuan sensed dense innate Lihuo within a guarded volcano, and Feng Ling explained that he needed the vein-guarding elder’s approval to absorb it.
• Lu Yuan stopped in the Sea of Clouds near the volcano, awakening the elder meditating inside it.

Lu Yuan visited the Southern Heaven Fire Vein with Feng Ling to test whether he could absorb its Innate Lihuo. After the vein-guarding elder confirmed that Lu Yuan could control the Chaos Qi within him, he drew out a small, stronger wisp for Lu Yuan to try.

• The vein-guarding elder questioned whether Lu Yuan's Chaos Sha Qi could contaminate the fire veins, and Lu Yuan demonstrated that he could suppress it.
• Lu Yuan explained his cooperation with the Dragon Clan and his careful work clearing Turbid Sha from the Azure Mystic River, easing the elder's concerns.
• The elder and young Phoenix clansmen saw the woodland and beasts living on Lu Yuan's back, and the elder grew more confident in his control.
• The vein-guarding elder used the fire vein's Restraining Patterns to draw out a small wisp of Innate Lihuo.
• Lu Yuan gauged the wisp's heat with his Divine Sense and slowly extended his head toward it.

Lu Yuan tested whether he could absorb innate Lihuo from the Phoenix Clan’s fire vein and found that it could stimulate his cultivation, though too much would burn him. He stopped after digesting a small amount, while the vein-guarding elder reported his unusual ability to the clan.

• Lu Yuan cautiously swallowed a small wisp of innate Lihuo and used his Qi and Blood to transform its scorching power.
• Lu Yuan discovered that the fire stimulated the Chaotic Essence in his body, but that excessive heat caused pain and reddened his scales.
• The vein-guarding elder and the Phoenix Clan members watched as Lu Yuan absorbed the fire and his scales gradually returned to their dark-gold color.
• Lu Yuan finished digesting the wisp and asked the vein-guarding elder to return the remaining Li Fire to the volcano.
• Feng Ling and the vein-guarding elder acknowledged Lu Yuan’s cautious success, and the elder sent word to the clan about his ability to refine innate Lihuo and Chaos Origin.

The Phoenix Clan learned that Lu Yuan could absorb Innate Lihuo and considered inviting him to help clear fire veins in exchange for resources. As Lu Yuan prepared to inspect suitable veins, the Pulse-Guarding Elder detected an early Fire Tide beginning to build.

• A Phoenix Clan expert read the Pulse-Guarding Elder’s message and learned that Lu Yuan had absorbed Innate Lihuo, though he had taken only a small amount and suffered mild scorching.
• The Phoenix Clan elders discussed Lu Yuan’s abilities and proposed offering him naturally dissipated Li Fire essence to help clear fire veins mixed with Turbid Sha.
• Yuan Feng reviewed the report, judged Lu Yuan’s life force and Chaos Origin remarkable, and told Feng Ling to continue receiving him and offer access to suitable fire veins.
• Feng Ling told Lu Yuan that Yuan Feng was interested in his abilities and that the Phoenix Clan might discuss a long-term resource exchange, while Lu Yuan asked to inspect the fire veins before deciding.
• The Pulse-Guarding Elder detected several fire tributaries heating rapidly and warned Feng Ling that an early Fire Tide was coming as a nearby volcano erupted in a pillar of crimson fire.

The Southern Heaven Fire Tide erupted early, and the Phoenix Clan worked to divert it before its pressure broke through the rock strata. When the southern branch burst open, Lu Yuan positioned himself to shield the Little White Beasts on his back as a massive wave of fire swept toward the guarded passage.

• Feng Ling discovered that the Fire Tide had arrived early, and the Pulse-Guarding Elder sent the Phoenix Clan Patrol to divert the fiery Qi and evacuate weaker beings.
• Lu Yuan watched the Phoenix Clan manage the fire veins, then reinforced his defenses against the approaching heat to protect the woodland on his back.
• Feng Ling and the Phoenix clansmen redirected fire from the eastern branches, but the Pulse-Guarding Elder warned that the southern branch was still gathering pressure.
• Lu Yuan turned his body toward the fire clouds and told Feng Ling he would protect the Little White Beasts if the Fire Tide broke through.
• The southern rock strata burst apart, and a massive wave of lava, Innate Lihuo, and heat surged toward the Phoenix Clan's passage as Lu Yuan raised his fin.

Lu Yuan helped Feng Ling and the Phoenix Clan contain a spreading fire tide by redirecting its flames and enduring their heat. The fire vein passage was saved, and Lu Yuan’s burned scales began to recover as his body continued strengthening.

• Feng Ling directed the fire tide toward a southern basin while the Pulse-Guarding Elder stabilized the nearby tributaries.
• Lu Yuan swept part of the flames aside with a fin and used his swallowing power to draw in scattered Fire Spirit Qi.
• Lu Yuan braced his scaled abdomen against the remaining fire tide and split its flow toward Feng Ling’s safe passage, sustaining burns as he protected the forest and creatures on his back.
• Feng Ling and the Pulse-Guarding Elder guided the fire waves into the basin until the fire veins calmed and the outer passage was secured.
• Feng Ling checked Lu Yuan’s injuries, and his scales began to repair themselves as his Qi and Blood continued to strengthen.

After Lu Yuan helped contain the Fire Tide, Yuan Feng invited her to cultivate in Southern Heaven, but Lu Yuan declined a long-term stay and agreed to cooperate with the Phoenix Clan over resources. As Feng Ling guided her toward gentler inland regions, Lu Yuan sensed a heavy aura from the mountains that Feng Ling identified as belonging to the Qilin Clan.

• Lu Yuan told Feng Ling and the Pulse-Guarding Elder that she had benefited from absorbing some Qi of Fire while protecting the nearby fire veins.
• The Pulse-Guarding Elder relayed Yuan Feng's offer of a fire-vein territory and access to its Li Fire essence if Lu Yuan stayed in Southern Heaven.
• Lu Yuan declined to remain in the Fire Domain because she planned to explore the Primordial World and the small creatures on her back needed a cooler home.
• Lu Yuan agreed to cooperate with the Phoenix Clan when she was nearby, exchanging help with fierce Sha or fire-vein resources for suitable cultivation resources.
• Lu Yuan recovered as Feng Ling led her northwest toward cooler, inland mountains with denser Primordial Earth Spiritual Qi.
• Lu Yuan sensed a heavy aura beneath the mountains, and Feng Ling said people from the Qilin Clan were arriving.

Qi Yue encountered Lu Yuan, the Grand Void Sky Whale, while inspecting earth spirit veins near Southern Heaven and discovered mountains, forests, and living creatures on Lu Yuan’s back. After Lu Yuan allowed him to study the terrain, Qi Yue sensed an unusual earth Qi circulation forming through the whale’s body.

• Qi Yue and the young Qilin saw a colossal whale carrying mountains and forests across the sky.
• Qi Yue recognized Lu Yuan as the Grand Void Sky Whale, and Feng Ling confirmed his identity and described his encounter with the Southern Heaven Fire Tide.
• Lu Yuan spoke with Qi Yue and gave him permission to observe the earth Qi on his back without disturbing its inhabitants.
• Qi Yue studied the rocks and soil along Lu Yuan’s scales and discovered that the terrain was developing its own earth Qi circulation tied to Lu Yuan’s body.

Qi Yue discovered that the mountains and rivers on Lu Yuan’s back were developing their own earth spirit cycles and could grow into a true spiritual land. After Wu Earth Essence Qi strengthened Lu Yuan and stabilized a hillside, he learned that richer supplies existed in the central region and began discussing how to obtain them.

• Qi Yue examined Lu Yuan’s back and explained that its rocks were developing earth spirit patterns and might eventually support a vast, growing land.
• Qi Yue offered Lu Yuan a small portion of Wu Earth Essence Qi, which Lu Yuan absorbed to strengthen his bones and steady the Chaos Origin in his belly.
• Lu Yuan directed some of the essence Qi into the rock layers on his back, stabilizing a hillside and drawing astonished reactions from Qi Yue, the young qilin, and Feng Ling.
• Lu Yuan asked about richer Wu Earth Essence Qi in the central region, and Qi Yue warned that clans occupied most of the sites.
• Lu Yuan said they could discuss terms for obtaining the essence Qi.

Lu Yuan met Qi Yue, who offered Wu Earth Essence Qi and help stabilizing the landscape on Lu Yuan’s back in exchange for cooperation with the Qilin Clan. After reaffirming that he would trade with all three clans rather than join one, Lu Yuan agreed to follow Qi Yue to an earth spirit vein in the central region.

• Qi Yue offered to guide Lu Yuan to innate earth spirit resources and explained that the Qilin Clan could help stabilize the spirit land on his back in return for future assistance.
• Lu Yuan declined a long-term stay but agreed to inspect the earth veins and trade resources or help when he could.
• Ao Lan arrived with news that the Dragon Clan had gathered more Mystic Water Essence, while Feng Ling and Qi Yue described the Phoenix Clan’s and Qilin Clan’s offers.
• Lu Yuan told Ao Lan, Feng Ling, and Qi Yue that he would cooperate with any clan offering suitable resources on agreed terms.
• After sensing that Wu Earth Essence Qi nourished his bones and steadied the land on his back, Lu Yuan accepted Qi Yue’s invitation to visit a nearby earth spirit vein.
• Feng Ling returned to Southern Heaven and Ao Lan continued her inspections as Lu Yuan followed Qi Yue northwest toward the central region.

Lu Yuan followed Qi Yue to Xuanhuang Ridge to explore its dense Earth Qi and discuss cultivation resources with the Qilin Clan. After the patrol qilin learned who Lu Yuan was and saw the habitat on his back, a powerful presence emerged from the mountains to address Qi Yue.

• Lu Yuan traveled through the central region with Qi Yue, sensing its dense Earth Qi as Qi Yue explained the Qilin Clan's responsibility for protecting the region's spirit veins.
• Qi Yue described Xuanhuang Deposited Sand and warned that its concentrated Earth essence had to be absorbed carefully, and Lu Yuan agreed to proceed slowly.
• Lu Yuan and Qi Yue reached Xuanhuang Ridge, where Lu Yuan sensed the rich Earth Qi while keeping his enormous body above the fragile mountain ridges.
• Patrolling qilin panicked at Lu Yuan's immense size until Qi Yue introduced him as a Grand Void Sky Whale visiting to discuss cultivation resources.
• The young qilin learned that Lu Yuan's back supported woods, rivers, and small beasts, just as a Great Luo presence rose from Xuanhuang Ridge and spoke to Qi Yue.

Lu Yuan visited Xuanhuang Ridge to sample its Wu Earth Essence Qi, and Qi Yan agreed to draw a small amount from the outskirts while protecting the mountain’s Spirit Veins. The chapter ended as Qi Yan released a pale-gold mass of essence Qi mixed with Xuanhuang Deposited Sand for Lu Yuan to try.

• Qi Yan met Lu Yuan and warned him not to let his enormous body land on Xuanhuang Ridge, and Lu Yuan promised to remain in the Sea of Clouds.
• Lu Yuan examined the mountain’s fragile Spirit Veins and agreed to absorb earth essence Qi gradually rather than damage the land.
• Qi Yan explained that deeper Earth Spirit Origin lay near the main veins and required the clan elders’ approval, so he and Qi Yue inspected an outer vein instead.
• Qi Yan and Qi Yue found earth lingzhi relying on the escaping essence Qi and chose an outlet that would avoid exhausting their Spirit Veins.
• Qi Yan activated the Pulse-Guarding Method Formula and drew out a small mass of pale-gold essence Qi mixed with Xuanhuang Deposited Sand as Lu Yuan watched.

Lu Yuan cautiously absorbed Wu Earth Essence Qi from Xuanhuang Ridge, strengthening his enormous body but discovering that Xuanhuang Deposited Sand made him grow heavier the more he consumed. After he stopped to let his bones adapt, the earth power began spreading across his scales and forming patterns in the soil on his back.

• Lu Yuan absorbed a small amount of Wu Earth Essence Qi, and the earth power strengthened his bones, flesh, and colossal body.
• Qi Yue and Qi Yan observed Lu Yuan's growth, while the young Qilin watched in surprise.
• Lu Yuan felt his body becoming too heavy to move easily, stopped absorbing, and circulated his Qi and Blood to distribute the earth power.
• Lu Yuan let his body adapt until his movement recovered, then told Qi Yan to leave the remaining essence Qi for later.
• Lu Yuan sensed the power spreading across his scales and spotted tiny earth-yellow patterns appearing in the soil on his back.

Lu Yuan refined Xuanhuang Deposited Sand with Profound Water Essence Qi and demon god essence, strengthening his bones and growing larger while keeping his body stable. As he finished absorbing the earth essence, the earth Qi on his back began forming a clearer network.

• Lu Yuan felt Wu Earth Essence Qi compacting the rocky slope on his back, and Qi Yan warned him not to add more before the ground adapted.
• Lu Yuan circulated Profound Water Essence Qi alongside Wu Earth, easing his sluggishness and helping his body absorb the forces smoothly.
• Lu Yuan continued digesting demon god essence and grew toward a hundred and eight thousand li as the young qilin watched in surprise.
• Lu Yuan inspected his strengthened scales and bones, then restrained a tail sweep that sent rings of compressed air through the Sea of Clouds.
• Qi Yan noticed earth-yellow lines of light joining into a clearer earth-spirit network across Lu Yuan's back.

Lu Yuan’s absorption of Wu Earth Essence Qi caused a young earth vein and growing ridge to form on his back, astonishing the Qilin Clan. After carefully guiding the changes to protect the woodland and its creatures, he agreed to discuss future exchanges with Qi Yan, who began proposing rules for taking essence Qi from Xuanhuang Ridge.

• Lu Yuan noticed earth Qi gathering into a ridge on his back, and Qi Yue and Qi Yan discovered that it was beginning to form a shallow, self-sustaining earth vein.
• Qi Yan explained that the young vein could nourish nearby plants, and spirit herbs began unfurling as the soil grew richer and a stream shifted course.
• Lu Yuan adjusted his scales to preserve the stream and protect the Little White Beasts, then slowly guided the earth Qi toward a stable section of his back.
• Qi Yan had a young qilin record the earth spirit patterns, while the Qilin Clan marveled at the prospect of mountains growing on a Primordial Divine Beast.
• After Lu Yuan said the essence Qi suited him and welcomed future exchanges, Qi Yan proposed defining which portions of Xuanhuang Ridge’s Wu Earth Essence Qi could be taken and which must remain in the Spirit Vein.